Pep Guardiola has accelerated Manchester City's rise past Manchester United but the FA Cup Final showed they can never take their dominance for granted
Manchester City arrived at Wembley to make more history but saw the end of a few eras instead after a drab defeat to Manchester United.
Kyle Walker had to be alert inside the first ten seconds as United looked to catch City as cold as they had been done on this occasion last season. Marcus Rashford hounded down on goal after a long kick over the top but his England teammate used his exceptional recovery pace to get the Blues out of trouble.
Moments later, the goalkeeper charged to the edge of his area when he sensed danger but didn't get there ahead of the leaping Josko Gvardiol and could only watch as the defender headed the ball over them both to give Alejandro Garnacho a simple tap-in. Not for the first time this season, City had given away a soft goal.
Onana produced a stunning save from Walker from outside the box and then Alvarez missed one presentable chance and then one sitter within seven minutes of coming on. City were well on top by this point, they just hadn't made it count on the scoreboard. Defeat allows their neighbours to play European football next season and may yet keep Ten Hag in a job, but also provides extra fuel for Guardiola and the City players when they return next season. The manager showed his players a mountain that they were at the bottom of last August as they attempted to move on from the Treble, and now the eighth- best team in the country have given them a reminder that they cannot afford to rest on their laurels.
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